Mercier 60 Line Set

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This is a 60 line receiver built by Murry
Mercier Jr. and Sr. in 1928. The disk is almost 3 feet in
diameter. You can see the disk and motor in this photo.
The Merciers put this set in the window of their store on north High
Street in 1929. They put a mirror in front of it so that Murry could
keep the picture synchronized for viewers outside the store.

The viewing window is made of sheet metal, and has Mercier Corp.
labels on it.

Here is a rear view of the set. Behind the disk is a metal track on
which the motor was mounted. The motor had a rubber wheel which
contacted the disk to rotate it. The wheel on the right side of the
cabinet moved the motor in and out, thereby changing the speed of the
disk. Constant adjustment of the wheel was necessary to keep the
picture synchronized.

This photo shows the motor mounted on a plate that slides in the track.
The rubber wheel is visible on the left end of the motor.